Harappa

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/həˈræpə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hə rap′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ha•rap•pa  (hə rap′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa village in Pakistan: site of successive cities of the Indus valley civilization.
  2. Archaeologya Bronze Age culture that flourished in the Indus valley.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Harappa /həˈræpə/ n
  1. an ancient city in the Punjab in NW Pakistan: one of the centres of the Indus civilization that flourished from 2500 to 1700 bc; probably destroyed by Indo-European invaders
'Harappa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Harappan - Wheeler - Dasyu - Indus valley civilization

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